The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-25
THE STATE.


The mumps are epidemic in Yazoo City.
West Point possesses eight public diaries.
The Volunteer Southrons are being we'll
treated in Washington.
A number of Greenville people will Wis
it England this summer.
A dog in Edwards, Miss, only nine
months old weighs go pounds.
The graves of the Federal dead will be
decorated at Natchez, May 30.
stock company is about to organize to
establish a truck farm near Weeson.
Mr.. ]. q. Fellowes, an old citizen of
Canton, died last week, very suddenly.
The Biloxi ice factory will be ready for
manufacturing ice on the 18th of June.
One thousand pounds of blue fish were
hauled in at one time at Scranton last
week.
Last weeks exchanges are brim full of
the pleasures OF the Press Convention, at
Meridian.
Mr.. A. J. Holbrook was killed in
Grenada last week by +. J. Lowenstein, in
difficulty.
Mr.. Lewis D. Rhodes, of Rankin coun-
ty died last week, after an illness of ten
weary years.
Kosciusko wants an ice factory, and a
place like Kosciusko should have what
ever it wants.
An alligator, eleven feet in length, and
weighing 40S pounds, was killed at Pasca-
goula recently.
The Brookhaven amateurs presented the
Lady OF Lyons at Wesson last week to a
good audience.
Camp meeting will commence at the
Seashore Camp Ground the second We'd
nesday in July.
The Lomax Rifles gave beautiful ex-
hibition drill as they passed through Mer-
idian last week.
DIR. Clement and Miss Bessie Rogers, the
young poetess OF Macon, were married in
Meridian last week.
The Pascagoula Democrat Star has re-
ceiyed some white black berries" recently
from a thoughtful friend.
Track laying on the K. c. NJ s. B. r.
K. was commenced from Tupelo toward
Birmingham last Monday.
Gypsies are camping near Wesson. The
young people OF that town are learning all
about their future, from them.
Newman's Grove will be the scene of
picnic tomorrow, given by Holy Trinity
Sabbath School of Vicksburg.
The young people of Natchez gave a
very amusing entertainment last night,
called the Shaking Quakers."
DIR. w. T. Balfour, of Vicksburg, died in
Pueblo, Col last week and was buried
from Christ church, Vicksburg, last Sab
bath.
The StarkviIle Guards will give a COM
petitive drill at the depot in that town, on
Friday afternoon, for the benefit of the
public.
The paint brush is being literally -four
ished in Hattiesburg, and improves the APP
pearance of that village very much
indeed.
The Volunteer Southrons all took out
accident policies, and had their photo
graphs taken, before leaving for the Wash
inglon Drill.
A stabbing affray occurred in Raymond
last week, in which Simon Jameson was
stabbed by Jim Marshall. The wounds
are moi fatal.
Two little boys of Canton have made a
collection of birds eggs, amounting to if
teen hundred. These eggs were all stolen
from nests THIS spring.
Two construction trains on the New Or
leans and Northeastern Railroad collided
last Thursday, and were badly wrecked. |
One of the engineers wes killed.
DIR. d. w. Jewetl died at his home in
Liberty, Miss, last Wednesday night, at
the ripe age of IS years. DIR. Jewett was
an old land mark OF Amite county.
Capt. p. d. Witty and Walter Trotter
have perfected arrangements for opening a
bank at Crystal Springs, in connection with |
the citizens OF that town, at an early date. |
The crop report issued by the Agr;cul- |
tural Department, says the corn crop of |
Mississippi is the finest in years, but the |
adverse weather In April has been draw |
back to cotton.
An agreement has been signed By nearly |
all the prominent merchants and trades |
men of vi ksburg, to close their stores at
$50 o'clock in the afternoon from June / |
to September l.
A young Winona huntsman recently
took days stroll to his country home and
killed forty squirrels and forty-two birds, |
and said that it wasn't much of day for
squirrels either.
MARRIED.-MoRRow- the
residence OF the brides father, on the 18th
inst, by Rev. A. III. Barkley, Mr.. Robt. s.
Morrow to Miss Edith B. Glenn, all Of
West Point, Miss.
The L. N. o. & 7. r. r. means death to
cows coming in its way. An engine killed
a COW near Vicksburg on Sunday afternoon.
and continuing on its peaceful course
killed another at Port Gibson.
Miss Lula Fields, of Alfalfa county. re-
Gently passed the teachers examination
and received a certificate, and she Ia not
yet sweet sixteen" Alfalfa is iustlv
proud Of this bright young girl.
Silver bells rang out last week in Enter
prise, announcing the. twenty-ifth ami
versary of the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Hamper. Their friends rendered
them reception which was very enjoy.
able.
Natchez is the seventh American city
where Kirmess has been given. The
others were New York, Washington. Sc.
Louis, Philadelphia, Toronto, and New
Orleans. Natchez keeps up with the pro-
sion.-Democrat
Mr.. w. L. Harper, Chairman, has called
meeting of the committee Of the Tenth
Judicial District TO meet at the Edwards
House, Ia jackson, on Wednesday, June
1st. This meeting will be had for the
purpose Of taking action relative to the |
canvnss for District Attorney IL the Dis
tricf.